Overview

• The Nets have held to a two-year proposal worth $14.1 million per season with a second-year team option and have not increased their bid.
• Thomas, coming off a 24.7 points-per-game season in just 25 outings, has sought deals in the $20 million to $30 million range.
• As a restricted free agent, he can receive offer sheets from other teams but Brooklyn alone can match any proposal, while rivals are limited by the non-taxpayer midlevel exception.
• If he rejects the two-year deal, Thomas can sign his $5.99 million qualifying offer and become an unrestricted free agent next summer, risking reduced playing time.
• A recent poll of NBA executives yielded wildly divergent valuations—ranging from $10 million to a three-year, $90 million deal—underscoring persistent uncertainty over his market worth.